Extradition Legislation

Most countries have extradition laws. Most countries also have extradition treaties such as Mexico and the United States, as shown above. If two countries have an extradition treaty, they have an agreement to extradite each others wanted fugitives based upon the terms of the treaty; “considered simply as a contract between two independent Governments” (Spears 95). Even when a treaty is not present, extradition will usually be granted if it meets certain conditions regarding how the extradition request is made and who makes the request. The primary consideration is dual criminality, “has become an unwanted barrier to extradition to both requesting and requested States” (Hafen, Article). This means that the crime for which the person is accused …show more content…
Punishment is something that many people utilize as a form of closure for the ones they lose, and although politics is involved in the relationship between states and nations it displays that action is taken place for the ones that have been lost through the incident that was committed. Had the extradition process been a level playing field throughout all participating nations then maybe the crackdown on situations would be resolved in a quicker manner than every nation having a different law, or treaty with different nations. Fugitives across the board are people who have committed a crime that has affected people or a person or location. Earlier when Gilman expressed taking down the drug problem that the US was facing then the Mexican government needs to understand and cooperate to lock away the cartels and drug dealers that hop over the border to kill lives. To any civilian it would seem illogical to deny the extradition of a fugitive because of his actions, but there is so much more than just sending someone over, there is past political arguments and disagreements that cause a domino affect on the relationship between Mexico and United States. It is like that for any country around the world; countries have their agreements and disagreements that can make or break …show more content…
A suspect has the right to refuse to be moved over state or international borders unless they experience abduction. The jurisdiction, either country or state, that wants to prosecute him must then ask a court in the suspects current location to order him transferred, which means they need to get a warrant for his arrest. They must present a case of "probable cause" to the other court, which spells out what the person was accused of doing the crime and the reason why they think he did it. Like any probable cause, they need to provide enough evidence to retrieve the fugitive and put him to justice. This is a very effective and responsible process within international law to thoroughly communicate amongst states or nations to bring terrorists and fugitives to justice for the wrong doings they did to society. Unfortunately if there are cases where the player holding the fugitive refuses there is always speculation that there will not be a worthy punishment delivered to the fugitive for his actions. There is a lot of politics involved in the process, but if the two players have a good relationship then there will be a smooth transferring process without the use of abduction and unorthodox methods to retrieve the fugitive. The law of extradition has brought many people to justice and has brought many